Hope something good comes out of it.
Some kernels fail to have drivers for
some hardware. This way maybe one
can go for a kernel that actually works
and still use that in a version that where
made using another kernel.

so keep up this good work and hope for success
and easy descriptions that even us noobs can follow _________________I use Google Search on Puppy Forum
not an ideal solution though

I've had a hybrid puppy (Lucid 529 with Slacko 531 PAE kernel inserted) hosted for me, if anyone who has 4+ Gb ram wants to try. Quite customised - some pets can be installed, & some will fail, so try at own risk. 184mb, includes dosbox, emelfm, skype & flash 11.2. (pw=puppy).

*** NO LONGER HOSTED ***Last edited by ozsouth on Sun 22 Jul 2012, 05:29; edited 2 times in total

Glad you liked it, musher. I've used it for a few months. Unfortunately, my customisations were done before the latest internationalisation, and I had to alter rc.shutdown to get a clean shutdown. That could account for both your problems. I thought keyboards were covered, and 'save to usb' works, but I hadn't ever used 'save to CD', so I assumed it was OK. Sorry, but I'm stumped by those issues - work-arounds are needed from those smarter than I.

"Smarter than I..." Judging from your work, that might be difficult to find! Take the compliment when it passes, is what I say!

The first problem is not that much of a concern for me since I am fluent in English. Probably your derivative could be localized easily enough with the new system, or up to 80 % simply by putting the proper mo files in /usr/share/locale/[language].

Second problem is not even an annoyance if you don't work from CD/DVD.

That said, I know firsthand that in the latest wary, and from various accounts in slacko, there is a shutdown problem (puppy recycling or hanging). Is that what you corrected? Your derivative can indeed save, just not on a CD or DVD. Maybe post your solution in a separate thread if it can help?

The following comment is not adressed to you, of course, but my fear is that the latest Puppies will become laughing stock in the Linux community if they cannot shutdown properly.

Unfortunately 3 headed dog, great though it is, doesn't have PAE - so my hybrid has the Slacko 2.6.39.4 PAE kernel inserted, to allow access to > 3Gb ram. I would love 3HD to have a PAE version - would be much better than my hybrid.

I tinkered with a few combos before I got a goer - still have issues. It seems that the kernels have to be reasonably close - I wound up replacing 2.6.37.6 with 2.6.39.4-PAE, after earlier attempts failed. If your processor is a CeleronM, earlier Wary versions would be the best start (511?).

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